Coroner: Vehicle went down embankment before crashing into St. Matthews Road home
A 61-year-old Swansea man was identified as the driver of a vehicle that crashed into a home in the 1000 block of Saint Matthews Road Sunday night.
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I-26 blocked after fatal accident
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--According to the highway patrol I-26 westbound is blocked near mile marker 101 in between Ballentine and Lake Murray Blvd. Troopers say they are investigating a fatal accident involving a tractor-trailer and…
Fatal collision after one driver struck a tree around US Highway 321
South Carolina Highway Patrol says one driver was killed after hitting a tree around US Highway 321 on Sunday.
One person ejected in fatal collision on SC Highway 6 in Lexington County
South Carolina Highway Patrol says one person died after a collision on South Carolina Highway 6 on Sunday.
Missing boater's body found in South Carolina river
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - The Coast Guard says the body of a boater who had been missing for two days has been found in a South Carolina river. News outlets report the body of 30-year-old Terrance Singleton was discovered Friday…
Midlands deputies warn residents of arrest warrant scam
ORANGEBURG COUNTY.SC (WOLO)- The Orangeburg county sheriff's office is warning the public about a phone scam that uses the threat of an arrest warrant to extort money from potential victims. "We had several calls come in at our legitimate dispatch…
Man killed at Lakeshore Village Apartments identified
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- A man who was shot to death at a apartment complex in Columbia has been identified. Emmitt I. Hart, 20, of Hopkins, was shot by someone at the Lakeshore Village Apartments Friday night. Hart was taken…
Sentence delayed for teen convicted of store owner's murder
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) - Sentencing for a teen found guilty in the killing of a store owner in South Carolina has been delayed because of new requirements for young people convicted of murder. Sincere Dinkins faces 30 years to life…
CPD investigate deadly shooting at Lakeshore Village Apartments
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)-Columbia police are investigating a deadly apartment shooting Saturday night. The incident happened at the Lakeshore Village Apartments on Garners Ferry Road just before 10p.m. Officers say a 20-year-old man was pronounced dead at the hospital. Information is limited…
Data shows toxins poison drinking water near Fort Jackson
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) - Recently released federal data shows that more than 16 percent of the drinking water wells tested near Fort Jackson over the past six years have shown contamination from a toxic chemical found in hand grenades…
Deputies searching for 3 men who shot and killed 2 people during an attempted armed robbery
SUMTER, SC –Deputies need your help finding three men accused of fatally shooting two men in an attempted armed robbery. Deputies say just before 10:15p.m. Thursday they found two men who had been shot out outside of a home in…
Orangeburg Co. deputies looking for endangered missing man
ORANGEBURG, SC (WOLO)- Orangeburg County Sheriff's office is searching for an endangered missing 63-year-old man. “It’s imperative we locate this individual soon,” Sheriff Leroy Ravenell said. “There are several medical issues we’re concerned about as well as the time this…
Columbia man killed in Colony apartment shooting identified
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- A fatal shooting at an apartment complex in Columbia may have been in self-defense according to police. The incident happened at the Colony apartments on Bailey street around 9:30p.m. on Friday. Saturnino Alphonse Williams, 24,was pronounced dead at…
CPD: One dead, two injured in apartment complex shooting on Bailey Street
The Columbia Police Department is on scene investigating a shooting that injured two people and killed one on Friday night.
Astronaut Charles Duke comes home to SC for space week
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) -- Students had a real out of this world experience at the state museum this morning. Astronaut and South Carolina native Charles Duke attended a screening of chasing the moon…
Sheriff: 18-year-old arrested in connection to death investigation of a man's body found in Sumter
The Sumter County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man in connection with the death investigation of a man who found dead along road with a gunshot wound.
Sheriff: Persistence led to capture of escaped Sumter County inmate
After a suspected murderer escaped from the Sumter County Detention Center Thursday night, Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis said changes are on the way for how his team keeps inmates in custody.
Members of Gamecocks men's basketball team visit with veterans, patients at Dorn VA
Members of the University of South Carolina men's basketball team spent part of their Friday visiting with patients and staff at the Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center.
U.S. Census Bureau looking to fill 6000 positions in the Midlands
The U.S. Census Bureau is looking to hire over 6,000 applicants across Lexington, Richland and Kershaw counties to fill positions to being work in August 2019.
Coroner identifies second victim in fatal I-77 collision in Blythewood
The Richland County Coroner Gary Watts has released the name of the second individual involved in a fatal collision on Friday morning on I-77 marker 27 in Blythewood.
SC Sales Tax Holiday exempt items include some back to school supplies
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--Looking to mark those back to school items off your list? The South Carolina Department of Revenue has released the dates for the Tax Free weekend. The sales tax holiday will run Friday, August 2 through Sunday, August…
Swimming advisory repealed
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- A swimming advisory issued Thursday for parts of the Congaree and Saluda rivers has been repealed. The Midlands Rivers Coalition says follow-up water quality samples collected at sites that had shown elevated bacteria levels all met the…
One victim identified in fatal collision on Interstate 77 in Blythewood
Two people were killed Friday morning during rush hour on Interstate 77 at mile marker 27 in Blythewood.
Troopers: Two killed in collision on I-77 south near mile marker 26
South Carolina Highway Patrol says at least two people died in an early morning collision on I-77 southbound.
